New Haven Man Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison for Gun and Drug Trafficking Offenses

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DIEGO EZEQUIEL GARRO, 24, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 90 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for firearm and drug trafficking offenses.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on February 18, 2023, West Haven Police arrested Garro after he was found sleeping in a parked vehicle that had a 9mm handgun with an extended magazine containing 34 rounds of ammunition on the passenger seat.  During the arrest, Garro attempted to flee from officers in his vehicle and dragged one officer several feet.  After Garro was taken into custody, officers retrieved the firearm, and a search of the car also revealed distribution quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, and marijuana; drug packaging materials and scales; and approximately $1,300 in cash.

Subsequent investigation revealed that, in December 2022 and January 2023, at Garro’s direction, an individual had purchased the seized handgun, and at least four other semi-automatic handguns, and provided them to Garro in exchange for narcotics.

Garro has been detained since October 3, 2024.  On August 29, 2025, he pleaded guilty to four counts of firearm trafficking and two counts of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, controlled substances.

This matter was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the West Haven Police Department.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John T. Pierpont, Jr.